Reclining-chair.



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RECLINING CHAIR.

(Application filed Jan. 24, 1901.)

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BECLINING CHAIR.

(Application fllad Jan. 24, 1901.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLE A. BROlVN, OF LAWRENCEBURG, TENNESSEE.

RECLlNlNG-CHAIR.

SPECIFIGATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 683,907, dated October8, 901- Application filed January 24, 1901l Serial No. 44,606. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that I, OLE A. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Lawrenceburg, in the county of Lawrence and State of Tennessee, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Reclining-Chairs; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will'enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to reclining-chairs which may be easily andquickly converted from an upright to an inclined position and whichshall be simple of construction, durable in use, and comparativelyinexpensive of production.

The object of the invention is to provide novel details of construction,which will be hereinafter fully set forth.

With this object in View the invention consists in certain features ofconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts, which will behereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved chair, showing it in a reclining position. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal sectional view of the chair in an upright position, showingthe legrest section swung back, so that the feet of the occupant of thechair may engage the foot-rest.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 denotesthe frame of the chair, which may consist of rockers 2, uprights 3, andthe arms connecting the uprights to the rockers.

4: denotes a cross-bar secured to the uprights and provided with alongitudinal transverse slot 5, and 6 denotes a cross-head secured tothe uprights below said bar.

7 denotes a skeleton seat provided with hooks, which engage notches 8,.formed in the cross-head, and 9 denotes a swinging backsection pivotedto the rockers and having a roller 19, which supports the rear end ofthe skeleton-seat section, the latter of which is provided withstop-lugs 11, against which the back-section abuts when swung to itsgreat est extent rearwardly.

12 denotes a flexible strip of material secured to the upper end of thehinged backsection covering the seat-section, then doubled and insertedthrough the slot in the cross-bar and held in place by the transversepin 13 and then brought forward, having its forward end in a similarmanner connected to the leg-rest section 14, hung upon the front rung 15of the foot-rest section of the rocker. The supporting-frame 17 ishinged to the leg-rest section and is designed to hold the fabric tautand prevent it from sagging, thus supporting the limbs of the occupantof the chair at a point between his feet and knees.

18 denotes a strap having one end fixed to the cross-head and the otherend connected to the roller 19, journaled in the lower end of theback-rest section. One end ofv this roller is provided with a movabledog 20, which is adapted to engage a rack 22, carried by theback-restsection;

When it is desired to lower the chair from the position shown in Fig. 2to that shown in Fig. 1, the movable dog is disengaged from the rack bylifting it upwardly, thus allowing the back-rest section to swingrearwardly. The leg-rest section is now swung forwardly and the supportcarried by the leg-rest section swung slightly rearwardly to support theflexible strip and prevent it from sagging.

When it is desired to restore the parts to the position shown in Fig. 2,the removable dog is disengaged from its rack-bar and pressing its freeend downwardly the roller is rotated and will wind up the strap andelevate the back-rest section. The dog is now locked in position, withthe rack device holding the back-rest section in its elevated position.The leg-rest section is now swung inward, so that the occupant of thechair may place his feet upon the foot-rest section. If desired, acushion so may be placed upon the skeletonseat-rest section under theflexible strip, or, if preferred, this section may be suitablyupholstered.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and mode of operation of myimproved reclining-chair will be readily understood without requiring amore extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion,

and minor details of construction may be made within the scope of theinvention without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages thereof.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a main supporting-frame, a seat-section and ahinged backsection, of a roller carried by the back-section, and a striphaving one end fixed to a relatively stationary point and its other endfixed to the roller, a rack-bar carried by said back-section, and amovable dog for Winding the said roller and engaging said rack to holdthe back-section in adjusted position, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the main frame and seat-section, of a hingedleg-rest section, a flexible strip extending from the seat-section tothe hinged leg-rest section, and a support hinged to the leg-restsection and adapted to support the strip at a point between the leg-restsection and the seat-section, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with the rockers, of posts projecting upwardlytherefrom and provided with a slotted cross-bar and with a cross-head, aseat hinged to the cross-head, a back-section hinged to the rockers,means for locking the back-section in adjusted position, a flexiblestrip connected to the back-section, doubled and inserted through saidslotted crossbar, a pin for locking said strip to said cross-bar, and aleg-rest section connected to the opposite end of said strip,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Wit- DGSSGS.

OLE A. BROWN. itnesses:

II. B. SEWELL, A. M. BROWN.

